St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-15
seven TO SWING
The Chicago Anarchists Must
Die on the nth Day Of
November.
That is the Date Fixed for
Their Execution By JUS
tiee Magruder,
Who Speaks in the Case for
the Supreme Court Of
Illinois.
An Exhaustive Decision Rem
dered Which Completely
Sustains Judge Gary.
How the Condemned Men Re-
ceived the News of
Their Doom.
The Anarchists Wild Over the
Result---Herr Most's In
cendiary Editorial.

OTTAWA, Ill.,, Sept. 1.-THE supreme
court this morning delivered an Opin-
ion i'll the anarchist case, affirming the
judgment of the court below. the exc
cution to take place Nov. II, between 9
and o'clock. At $3.50 Justice Magruder
began the announcement of the deciS-
ion. just before the opening of
court every one seemed to have feel
ing that something was going to happen.
Before the hour for convening of court,
lawyers and reporters seemed to have
that feeling and converSed with each
other in subdued tones. Even Barker,
the janitOr, who has waited upon every
justice of the supreme court that sat
upon the bench in Ottawa, tip-toed
arOnnd i'll opening and duSting the
court room, as if he was afraid of break
ing the deathly stillnes that pervaded
the entire building. Deputy Smith fall
tered and
HIS VOICE TRENIBLED
as he pronounced the Hear ye." AS
the justices filed into the court room,
headed by Chief Justice Sheldon, they
appeared more dignifed than ever. The
chief justice waved his associates to
their seats even more stately than his
wont. His nod to the sheriff was mere
stiff, and his ''Open court less audible
than on previovs days of the term. JUS
tice Magruder appeared flushed and
nervous as he entered the court room,
the cause of which was evidenced a few
moments later when Chief Justice
Sheldon turned to him, and i'm voice
which would have been inaudible save
for the deathly stiffness which prevailed
the room, said: Justice Magruder,
have you any announcement to
make?" The flushed appearance
of the justice changed to that
of pallor, and his voice was husky as he
responded: ain August Spies and 9th
ers. against the people of the state of
Illinois, No. 50, advisement docket" :"
The chief justice nervously turned the
leaves of the docket to the case in
dicated, when the justice read the de-
cisiOn of the court in the anarchist
case" AS he commenced reading he
regained his composure. His voice was
clear and distinct until the order
FIXING THE DEATH PENALTY
and date of execution was reached, when
his reading became laborious, his voice
husky, and his manner showed it was
with the greatest emotion that he per
formed the duty he had been dele
gated by his associates to perform.
Having voiced the decision of the court
in the most celebrated case it has never
been called upon to decide, the justice
who made the announcement at once
left the bench and retired to his ROOM
The opinion was written by Judge
Magruder, of the Chicago district, and
is an able exposition of the law and pre-.
vious Interpretation thereof by eminent
jurists i'll this country, as well of the
courts bearing upon the alleged and
perhaps real errors in this record. In
his work he was ably helped by each OF
the other six distinguished judges, who
made him their spokesman, and through
him expressed their unanimous decision
The opinion covers 225 pages of closely
written manuscript, and contains about
$4,000 words.